September 2015 Kindle book releases

While I don’t generally pre-order Kindle store books myself, I know many of you do.

I understand the fun of just having the book show up, but I figure I’ll order when I want it…since I could have it within a minute, usually.…

However, it’s worth noting that pre-ordering at a low price will tend to preserve that price. Back when the Agency Model was solidly in place, Amazon couldn’t guarantee that books sold by the publishers using that structure wouldn’t go up in price after you pre-ordered them. It wasn’t likely, it was just that Amazon couldn’t control it. We have started to return to the Agency Model, but Amazon is allowed to discount in some circumstances.

These aren’t necessarily the most popular of the pre-orders…I’m just going to list ones that catch my eye. Since we might not agree on that, here’s a link to the 6,916 (at time of writing…1,932 more than last month. That makes sense, though…September is getting into the holiday season as far as book releases go) September releases in the USA Kindle store:

Amazon no longer does the “New and Popular” search as a default, but does “Featured”. Presumably, a human being picks those titles in some way…and the list is clearly not the same. Last month, the top four weren’t Kindle First…this time, they are (again). There’s also a link that identifies them as Kindle First books, and will take you to that page. It’s an interesting choice, on Amazon’s part. I like curation, generally, but I think of Amazon’s book search results based on impartial data, but that’s not the case any more.

The other thing is that some of those Kindle Unlimited titles are way up on the list. I’m concerned (and I’ve alerted Amazon about it) that people are confused: they think they are pre-ordering a KU borrow, when they are actually pre-ordering a purchase. In other words, they may be thinking they’ll get the book at no additional cost, and actually be charged for it. Amazon has confirmed for me: you can not pre-order a borrow from KU.

Okay…books!

The Keeper (Vega Jane, Book 2) by David Baldacci

Library of Souls: The Third Novel of Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

Driving Heat (Nikki Heat Book 7) by Richard Castle

Archmage (Homecoming) by R. A. Salvatore

Phishing for Phools: The Economics of Manipulation and Deception by George A. Akerlof and Robert J. Shiller

Big Nate: Welcome to My World (AMP! Comics for Kids) by Lincoln Peirce

The Last Chance Christmas Ball by Mary Jo Putney and Jo Beverley

Hunter by Mercedes Lackey

Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Lost Stars by Claudia Gray and Phil Noto

The Wages of Guilt: Memories of War in Germany and Japan by Ian Buruma

* I am linking to the same thing at the regular Amazon site, and at AmazonSmile. When you shop at AmazonSmile, half a percent of your purchase price on eligible items goes to a non-profit you choose. It will feel just like shopping at Amazon: you’ll be using your same account. The one thing for you that is different is that you pick a non-profit the first time you go (which you can change whenever you want)…and the good feeling you’ll get. Shop ’til you help!

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4 Responses to “September 2015 Kindle book releases”

But which James T. Kirk will be writing this memoir? Will it be the one from the TV series Kirk, or the one from the reboot of the movie franchise? Or the one from the William Shatner franchise where […due to a possible spoiler for STAR TREK GENERATIONS, I’m moving part of this comment to the bottom]

It appears to be the Kirk from the original series, or at least, the original timeline. The author David A. Goodman, was an author/producer on Star Trek: Enterprise. This Kirk (the “author” of the autobiography) lived on Tarsus IV as a kid, which is Star Trek: The Original Series canon.

Wow! I didn’t realize I needed a spoiler alert for a 21 year old movie! According to the description, the Kirk in this autobiography was born on the USS Kelvin, but the Kirk from the TV series and early trek movies was born in Iowa! The Kirk from the reboot was born on the Kelvin. I understand why the producers made this choice when they rebooted the movies, but it makes life more complex for those of us who are bigger fans of the classic Trek than the reboot Trek. The first rebook was watchable, but the second lost me. I don’t want to be part of that quantum thread.

For me, age of a work doesn’t affect my desire for Spoiler Alerts. I always picture an eight-year old reading The Wonderful Wizard of Oz for the first time. I would consider it virtually theft to walk up and reveal the twist at the end. I know it’s almost impossible in some things, but I want people to have the opportunity for discovery when reading a work or seeing something…just as I did with many.

I only ever put anybody on “ignore” in the Kindle forums once…and I told the person why. That person had revealed the mystery in Citizen Kane…and in an off-handed, unavoidable way. Putting them on ignore meant that their posts were hidden from me…I didn’t want to risk another reveal like that. I’ve never put anybody on ignore for opinions…that’s a matter of principle for me.

Absolutely right on the Kelvin! I shouldn’t have focused on Tarsus IV…

If that’s the case, that would be disappointing for me…I’d either want it based on The Original Series, or provide the alternatives…I suppose it might do the latter, and the description just pulled out something from alternakirk.